AHCA Product of the Week 2025 – Strengthening Facility Assessments to Adapt to Regulatory Changes

On May 10, 2024, CMS released the “Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting.” One part of this rule was an expansion of the Facility Assessment Requirements. Effective August 8, 2024, facilities must comply with the updated requirements.  

The Strengthening Facility Assessments to Adapt to Regulatory Changes webinar provides facility leadership with the regulations, the CMS guidance, operational considerations, and examples of things facilities have done to implement the new requirements. The webinar also offers a question-and-answer section, along with common myths versus facts, to assist facilities in fully understanding the updates to the Facility Assessment.  

Objectives  

• Review: The CMS Facility Assessment regulatory requirements and guidance 
• Explore: Considerations for how to implement the regulatory requirements for the Facility Assessment 
• Share: Real examples from facilities on approaches they have implemented to comply with different components of the Facility Assessment regulations 
• Examine: Frequently asked questions and myths versus facts regarding the Facility Assessment requirements 

Speakers   

• Crystal Bowens, Vice President, Regulatory & Clinical Services, Quality and Regulatory Affairs  
• Hawley Hunt, Senior Director of Regulatory & Quality Services, Quality and Regulatory Affairs  

Target Audience 

Facility leadership, DONs, Administrators, and potentially Regional Staff and Clinical VP  

Registration  

• $50 for AHCA/NCAL Members  
• $75 Non-members 

Click here to learn more and register.